i've updated my mkimg-netbsd repository, it now has scripts for generating images and running little endian mips (o32, n32, and n64) and alpha versions of #netbsd in #qemu.

this adds to the already-supported powerpc, i386, amd64, armv7, and aarch64.

https://github.com/alarixnia/mkimg-netbsd

Playing StarCraft in a Container: A Dagger Hackathon Adventure

At KubeCon 2025, a group of developers embarked on a unique hackathon challenge to run StarCraft within a Dagger container. This article explores the technical intricacies of using Dagger, Buildkit, a...

https://news.lavx.hu/article/playing-starcraft-in-a-container-a-dagger-hackathon-adventure

Introducing Armbian Cloud Images – optimized for x86 & aarch64 cloud deployments!

Lightweight & Ultra-fast boot
Pre-enabled #Docker
ZRAM memory boost
armbian-config for easy setup

Build your own branded cloud OS today!
https://www.armbian.com/newsflash/armbian-cloud-images/

#ProxmoxVE 8.4 has been released (#Proxmox / #VirtualEnvironment / #Virtualization / #VirtualMachine / #VM / #Linux / #Debian / #Bookworm / #DebianBookworm / #QEMU / #LXC / #KVM / #ZFS / #OpenZFS / #Ceph) https://proxmox.com/

Welcome to the new era of TUIs.

**tui-uefi** — Build TUIs for your bootloader.

Works with Rust's x86_64-unknown-uefi target & runs in QEMU in the demo.

Written in Rust & built with @ratatui_rs

GitHub: https://github.com/reubeno/tui-uefi

Holy crap y'all, Quickemu is amazing! I got Windows 10, (English United States cause English International only allowed me to choose English UK for some reason), installed it with Narrator, downloaded and installed NVDA, and it barely feels like I'm running a VM at all. I kinda wonder if it'd work well at all on the BTSpeak. I could imagine it passing through Braille access on a future BTBraille.

Anyway, two commands I've figured out so far, Control + Alt + G gives control back to Linux, and Control + Alt + F puts the VM in fullscreen.

https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu

In the wee small hours i decided to give #GnomeBoxes another chance as a possible alternative. Chose to install via #flatpak, coz my Host is #ArchLinux #KDEPlasma & i did not wish to risk possible gnome vs plasma file conflicts.

It did a fine job of installing an #ArchLinux VM [which i completed using the latest #ArchInstall v3.0.3], so then in an act of gross stupidity i ridiculously chose to see if it could handle a win10 VM via a 3-yr old ISO i have lying around. As i abandoned windoze "for real" in 2014, i had forgotten the many hours of time-wasting bullshit involved, at the end of which instead of getting something decent, you just get... windoze, ugh.

Anyway, so far it seems that GnomeBoxes is going ok, which makes a nice change as all prior tests of older versions failed to work properly. Doubt though atm that it'll persuade me to give up on #qemu / #kvm / #libvirt / #VirtManager. GB has no facility to Suspend VMs, so they need to be fully shutdown, which is a drag. Also, the FP version does not support USB transfer, which is a bugger, & so far i've not made #SharedFolders work [but think i know why].

Can’t get Windows 95 to run in #QEMU 9.2.3 on #macOS. It worked fine when I last tried it in 2023 or 2024, though.

I’m getting a “Windows protection error” on first boot during the installation. Even my existing image that used to work now fails with the same error.

Is it time to switch to #86Box?

Emulating iPhone on QEMU - [Georges Gagnerot] has been trying to emulate iOS and run iPhone software in a vir... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/06/emulating-iphone-on-qemu/ #iphonehacks #iphone #qemu #ios

Emulating iPhone on QEMU https://hackaday.com/2025/04/06/emulating-iphone-on-qemu/ #iphonehacks #iphone #qemu #ios

如何設置 QEMU 輸出至控制檯並使用 Shell Script 自動化
➤ 掌握 QEMU 自動化技巧，提升虛擬化效率
✤ https://fadeevab.com/how-to-setup-qemu-output-to-console-and-automate-using-shell-script/
本文詳細介紹瞭如何配置 QEMU 虛擬機的輸出，使其顯示在主機的控制檯上，並利用 Shell Script 進行自動化操作。內容涵蓋了通過標準輸入輸出、具名管道、Expect 工具以及 SSH 等多種方式實現與 QEMU 客系統的互動和控制，並提供了詳細的步驟和範例。作者分享了在自動化 QEMU 客系統過程中遇到的問題和解決方案，以及相關二進制文件的下載連結，方便讀者實踐操作。
+ 這篇文章寫得非常詳細，對於想自動化 QEMU 的人來說，是一個很好的教程。範例清晰，方便直接上手。
+ 我一直苦惱於如何自動化 QEMU 的啟動和配置，這篇文章解決了我的問題，尤其是 SSH 連線的部分，非常實用！
#虛擬化 #QEMU #Shell Script #自動化

Check out my latest blog post on how I was able to run a QEMU/KVM virtual machine in a GitHub Actions workflow to test my app EtchDroid.

In the true spirit of DevOps, this setup automates testing of complex interactions with hardware, eliminating the need for manual testing and freeing up valuable time for the fun parts: innovation and development of new functionality.

By bridging virtualization and CI/CD, this work demonstrates how modern DevOps practices can streamline development workflows and improve software quality.

Read more here: https://blog.depau.eu/2025/04/05/android-usb-testing-with-qemu-kvm/

Also check out my app EtchDroid: https://etchdroid.app/

We emulated #iOS 14 in #QEMU. Here’s how we did it. : r/ReverseEngineering
https://www.reddit.com/r/ReverseEngineering/comments/1jrdfz3/we_emulated_ios_14_in_qemu_heres_how_we_did_it/

Exploring UTM and Linux on Apple Silicon – The Future is Open https://donwatkins.info/2025/04/03/exploring-utm-and-linux-on-apple-silicon/ #QEMU #UTM #Virtualization #AppleSilicon #M3 #Technology

RISC-V Summit Europe is just around the corner (12-15th May), and Codethink will be attending

In Paris, we'll be presenting our recent work on big-endian support for RISC-V. This internal project involved patching QEMU and other open source software to enable big-endian operation (without existing hardware support!).

Sound interesting? Read our blog post on the project: https://www.codethink.co.uk/articles/risc-v-big-endian-support-runtime-testing/

See you in Paris!

Mouse emulation seems to be a bit wonky, Crystal Quest feels wrong. #qemu #quadra800 #marchintosh

Booting the final version 5.3 of Andy #Tanenbaum's #amoeba distributed OS in #qemu (32 bit x86). Just because (and we had a discussion on capabilities...).